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It’s no surprise that companies on the consumer internet are collecting a lot of information about their users — with and without the permission of those users. And that means there are plenty of databases that make an attractive target for hackers.

Unfortunately for users, many of those databases aren’t secured properly, and as we’ve seen time and time again, best practices for how certain pieces of information, such as passwords, are stored go unfollowed.

July 12th 201217:26

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Damon Westbury is Interim MD at European Broadcaster Exchange (EBX), a joint venture founded by some of Europe’s largest TV broadcasters (including Channel 4) to address the demand for brand-safe environments and high-quality online video campaigns. Westbury joined EBX from Clear Channel and has previously held roles at Microsoft. He tells us: “After starting my […]